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Northern Beaches Council presents
ADULT SUMMER READING GUIDEEnjoy an abundance of summer reading!1 Dec – 28 Feb
YOUR SUMMER READING LIST
Northern Beaches Council Library has put together this enticing mix of great reads to guide you through an enjoyable and diverse summer reading experience.
Use this list of suggestions as the basis of your summer reading list. Visit the library or access our catalogue online to check availability.
We also invite you to explore our online collections including eAudio books, eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers; all free to library members and accessible from our website.
ADULT SUMMER READING BOOK BINGO Book Bingo is available to play throughout the entire 2016-17 summer season. Bingo cards are available inside this booklet and at all library branches. Play for a chance to win Book Bingo prizes by dropping a copy of your completed card to any Northern Beaches Council Library branch.
Join the challenge to discover a great summer read!
Staff Picks Non-FictionMemoirsCookingLeisure and TravelSelf DevelopmentHealthy LifestyleHistoricalBook Club FavouritesPrize WinnersModern Australia Staff Picks Fiction Popular Series Thriller and Suspense Local AuthorsNot So Young Adult Chic LitFree Home Library ServiceLibraries Holiday Opening Hours
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STAFF PICKS - NON-FICTION
My Name Is Mahtob Mahtob Mahmoody
Future CrimesMarc Goodman
White Sands Geoff Dyer
Gut: The Inside Story Of Our Body’s Most Under-Rated Organ Giulia Enders
SullyChesley Sullenberger
Resonate: For People Who Need To Be Heard Louise Mahler
When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi
The Prison Book Club Ann Walmsley
The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet Michael Mosley
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MEMOIRS
Making it As I Go Along Marian Keyes
The Last Crocodile Hunter Robert Irwin
A Life Coloured In Ken Done
Talking To My Country Stan Grant
Everywhere I Look Helen Garner
Reckoning: A Memoir Magda Szubanski
One Life: My Mother’s Story Kate Grenville
Conversations With McCartney Paul Du Noyer
Bomber: The Whole Story Mark Thompson with Martin Blake
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COOKING
The Food I Love Neil Perry
Rick Stein’s Long WeekendRick Stein
Super Food Family Classics Jamie Oliver
Basics To Brilliance Donna Hay
Food For Life Michelle Bridges
The Saffron Tales Yasmin Khan
Delicieux Gabriel Gate
NeighbourhoodHetty Mckinnon
Real Food Australian Women’s Weekly
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TRAVEL AND LEISURE
Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America Matt Whyman
HomespaceDarren Palmer
World Of Wanderlust Brooke Saward
Country Style Gardens Victoria Carey
Atlas Of Improbable PlacesTravis Elborough And Alan Horsfield
Living Design Jamie Durie
Walking The Himalayas Levison Wood
The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country In The World Lonely Planet
Art With An iPhone Kat Sloma
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
101 Ways to Live Well Lonely Planet
The Answer Allan Pease and Barbara Pease
Joy on DemandChade-Meng Tan
Beautiful Failures Lucy Clark
The Book of Joy Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
How to Live a Good LifeJonathan Fields
A Practical Guide to Mindful Meditation Michael Bunting with Patrick Kearney
Beyond Belief Hugh MacKay
The Happiness Track Emma Seppala
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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
The Great Aussie Bloke Slim-Down Peter FitzSimons
Kicking It Around The GlobeMatthew Burke
Life As I Know It Michelle Payne with John Harms
Pushing The Limits: Life, Marathons & Kokoda Kurt Fearnley and Warwick Green
Shine: The Making Of The Australian Netball Diamonds Jenny Sinclair and Megan Maurice
Retox Yoga: Yoga, Food, Attitude Lauren Imparato
The Longevity Book Cameron Diaz with Sandra Bark
Top Walks In Australia Melanie Ball
I Quit Sugar: Simplicious Sarah Wilson
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HISTORICAL
The Flame Bearer Bernard Cornwell
The Shifting Fog Kate Morton
Three Sisters Three Queens Philippa Gregory
The Good People Hannah Kent
The House Between Tides Sarah Maine
The Cavendon Hall Barbara Taylor Bradford
A Christmas Message Anne Perry
The Muse Jessie Burton
The Chocolate Tin Fiona McIntosh
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BOOK CLUB FAVOURITES
The Summer Before the War Helen Simonson
The Dressmaker Rosalie Ham
The Secret Chord Geraldine Brooks
The Last Painting of Sara De Vos Dominic Smith
Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf
Truly Madly GuiltyLiane Moriarty
Still Alice Lisa Genova
My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante
After You Jojo Moyes
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PRIZE WINNERS
Mothering Sunday Graham Swift
Island Home Tim Winton
The Patterson Girls Rachael Johns
The Other Side Of The World Stephanie Bishop
The Natural Way Of Things Charlotte Wood
Salt Creek Lucy Treloar
The Narrow Road To The Deep North Richard Flanagan
The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen
All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr
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MODERN AUSTRALIA
A Fig At The Gate: The Joys Of Friendship, Gardening And The Gaining Of Wisdom Kate Llewellyn
Manly Sea Eagles: The Team They Love To Beat Ray Chesterton
Indigo Storm Fleur McDonald
Delicious: Weekends Valli Little
Bushranger TracksGregory Powell
The Boy Behind The Curtain Tim Winton
Barbarian Days William Finnegan
Travelling Australia Mick’s Way: The Places You’ll Go Mick Miller and Robyn Ford
Flavours Of Urban SydneyEthan Jenkins
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STAFF PICKS - FICTION
A Year Of Marvellous Ways Sarah Winman
EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld
The Dry Jane Harper
Britt-Marie Was Here Fredrik Backman
DodgersBill Beverly
A Spool Of Blue Thread Anne Tyler
Hope Farm Peggy Frew
Beside Myself Ann Morgan
Belgravia Julian Fellowes
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POPULAR SERIES
One With You Sylvia Day (Crossfire Series)
The Rosie Effect Graeme Simsion (Rosie Project Series)
This Was A Man Jeffrey Archer (Clifton Chronicles Series)
The Wrong Side Of Goodbye Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch Series)
The Black Widow Daniel Silva (Gabriel Allon Series)
Written In My Own Heart’s Blood Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series)
A Dance With Dragons George R R Martin (Game of Thrones Series)
The City Of Mirrors Justin Cronin (The Passage Series)
The Story Of The Lost Child Elena Ferrante (Elena Ferrante Series)
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THRILLER AND SUSPENSE
The Midnight Watch David Dyer
The Silent Inheritance Joy Dettman
The Four Legendary Kingdoms Matthew Reilly
Never Never James Patterson & Candice Fox
HomeHarlan Coben
The Whistler John Grisham
No Man’s Land David Baldacci
Night School Lee Child
An Isolated Incident Emily Maguire
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LOCAL AUTHORS
Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved A Family Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive
Once Lost Ber Carroll
The Beast’s Garden Kate Forsyth
The Soldier’s Curse Meg Keneally and Tom Keneally
The Fence Meredith Jaffe
La Dolce Vita Silvia Colloca
How To Lose A Few Kegs (Without Busting A Gut) Gus Worland
Farewell To The FatherTimothy Elliott
Precious Things Kelly Doust
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NOT SO YOUNG ADULT
Confessions: The Paris Mysteries James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
QuarantineJames Phelan
Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare
Conspiracy 365. January Gabrielle Lord
Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy
The Maze Runner James Dashner
The Fault In Our Stars John Green
The Recruit Robert Muchamore
The Siege Of Macindaw John Flanagan
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CHIC LIT
A Chance Of Stormy Weather Tricia Stringer
A Distant Journey Di Morrissey
Bridget Jones’s Baby: The Diaries Helen Fielding
Faithful Alice Hoffman
The Art Of Keeping Secrets Rachael Johns
Two By Two Nicholas Sparks
Falling: A Love Story Jane Green
The Boy Is Back Meg Cabot
Secrets Of A Happy Marriage Cathy Kelly
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Our home library service is available to the frail, aged, people with disabilities and their carers who are unable to visit the library or carry their library items home.
Enjoy a wide range of library materials delivered to you regularly at no cost. You can request specific titles, fiction or non-fiction items, regular or large print books, audio books on CD, music CDs, movies, documentaries, magazines and much more.
We select library items for you based on your preferences, alternatively you can select at the library or online.
A medical certificate or statement signed by a doctor may be required to assess eligibility.
Visit our website northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au or call us to request an application form.
Dee Why Library9942 2393
Manly Library9976 1730
Mona Vale Library9970 1600
FREE HOME LIBRARY SERVICE We deliver books, DVDs, music CDs, magazines and much more
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Belrose Library: Closed Saturday 24 December – Monday 2 January
Dee Why Library: Closed Saturday 24 December – Monday 2 January
Forestville Library: Closed Saturday 24 December – Monday 2 January
Manly Library: Open Saturday 24 December 9.30am – 12.30pm. Closed Sunday 25 December – Monday 2 January
Mona Vale Library: Open Saturday 24 December 10am – 2pm. Closed Sunday 25 – Tuesday 27 December. Open Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 December 10am – 6pm. Closed Saturday 31 December – Monday 2 January
Warringah Mall Library: Open Saturday 24 December 9am – 1pm. Closed Sunday 25 – Tuesday 27 December. Open Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 December 9am – 5pm. Closed Saturday 31 December – Monday 2 January
Return chutes available at all branches. All Library Branches will resume normal opening hours from Tuesday 3 January.Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
LIBRARIES HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS
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Forestville Library 6 Darley Street, Forestville 2087
William Street
Ankali Place
Robert Avenue
Old Pittwater Road
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WARRINGAH MALL
LIBRARY
Warringah Mall LibraryShop 650, Level 2Westfield Warringah Mall Brookvale 2100
Howard Avenue
St David Avenue
Oaks Avenue
Francis Street
McIntosh Road
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Oaks Avenue
DEE WHY LIBRARY
Dee Why Library725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why 2099
MANLYLIBRARY
Gilbert Street
Darley Road
Wentworth Stre
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Market Place
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PITTWATER RO
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Bungan Street
Bungan Lane
Park Street
Park Street
BARRENJOEY ROAD
Mona Vale Library1 Park Street, Mona Vale 2013
Belrose LibraryGlenrose Place, Belrose 2085
Lockwood Avenue
Glenrose Place
Glen Street
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Beckman Parade
BELROSELIBRARY
Violet Lane
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Nicholas Avenue
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Cook Street
Violet Avenue
Bushland Avenue
Cook Street
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